In addition, the non EV owners are not actually contributing, it’s just that they now own a larger share of the the US deficit which is where the money is actually coming from.
US Crosses the Electric-Car Tipping Point for Mass Adoption
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Back when we were doing hybrid cars in school, we had 1 team in the competition from another university doing hydrogen fuel cell instead of hybrid (electric wasn't viable at the time as NiMh was the best they could get).
The conclusion of design analysis was that it would only make sense to crack hydrogen with a nuclear power plant designed with thermo-chemical process. All other method of cracking hydrogen is financially inefficient.
Then you need to have a relatively large battery for the hydrogen fuel cell car too, like a hybrid size, otherwise it won't be fast enough in power draw and you will stall when you step on the accelerator.
Here are two screen shots about EV sales. One confirms California BEV sales are at 15.8 %. The other one shows California’s planned percentages to reach 100% by 2035. Notice the other states are dragging badly behind California. Enjoy.
I'm not sure the vast majority of people who own these EVs understand just how much electricity these things consume. Your present day energy star 23CuFt fridge consumes about 1.2-1.5Kwh per day, you could run that fridge for 3 months on the energy it takes to charge one of these a single time.
I have an off-grid remote building, it has 8 240W panels and 8 6V 225Ah batteries. It has been operating for 15 years so I have a good history of production averages. At the peak of PV seasonal production, it would take me 2 weeks to charge a Model 3 battery and I normally power 3 chest freezers with the same setup and have excess power at all times of the year. In Jan/Feb, it would take me a month to charge a Model 3.
That is what charge times with true zero emissions looks like. (Not even true zero as there is a carbon footprint for panel manufacture and replacements batteries etc. but WAAAY closer to zero than a roadside supercharger station)
I have an off-grid remote building, it has 8 240W panels and 8 6V 225Ah batteries. It has been operating for 15 years so I have a good history of production averages. At the peak of PV seasonal production, it would take me 2 weeks to charge a Model 3 battery and I normally power 3 chest freezers with the same setup and have excess power at all times of the year. In Jan/Feb, it would take me a month to charge a Model 3.
That is what charge times with true zero emissions looks like. (Not even true zero as there is a carbon footprint for panel manufacture and replacements batteries etc. but WAAAY closer to zero than a roadside supercharger station)
It was a Bloomberg article and included all electric vehicles including Bevs, Phevs, hybrids etc.
Since income is important to car buying ability and California leads the way, here is some data on 2020 household income. About 13% of people in California make over $200,000. The rest do not.
I know this is an old post but I have a Bolt so I thought I would respond. If you use oem tires you will be closer to 4 miles per kwh. Unless you have a lead foot. Driving electric can save a lot of money ... I paid about $175 to fuel my car for the previous year.
The Bolt is likely significantly faster than the Elantra. The advertised specs are 0-60 in 6.4 sec. There is no transmission downshifting to wait for. Also you have all that instant torque.
Chevy does not have a tow rating for the Bolt. While the car has plenty of power to tow, the frame in the back is not heavy duty enough to tow heavy stuff. Bolt owners do tow with their cars, but we are talking small trailers and lighter weight.
Electric vehicles seem to take a hit in range similar to your Jeep. Around 50%.
Dragging badly behind California buying a car? How is that?
Other than agenda driven for whatever reason, what difference does the power source matter?
Its a car, much of America enjoys nice big SUV ICE types for comfort, convenience and value on the wide open USA roads.
So much so that some states feel the need to force EVs on the population but other states won't force people to buy EVs.
Its all up to the voters in each state.
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My question was not worded well.
Who and what made the determination that 5% was a tipping point figure?
Got it, yes, I think that part was agenda driven by the EV spin doctors.
I dislike it when the media throws numbers or whatever out like that without any source or reference. Others published the same thing but referred to Bloomberg which was a dead end.
Back in the day 5% of car owners drove AMC Gremlins and Pacers. That didn’t work out.
When prices enter 1.00+ a kWh like it has it in europe, the ROI on your electric vehicle quickly diminishes, especially give the up front costs. Dont get me started with "emissions" for these vehicles. The EPA label doesn't let you compare the emissions debt of an EV compared with gasoline.
Political Science denier!I dislike it when the media throws numbers or whatever out like that without any source or reference. Others published the same thing but referred to Bloomberg which was a dead end.
Back in the day 5% of car owners drove AMC Gremlins and Pacers. That didn’t work out.
"Dragging behind" what California does these days, should be something that is worth bragging about.
Exactly as I will never care what they do in that state and lots of reasons as to why I'd never tolerate living there.
